Fresh Off the Boat Author Eddie Huang Responds to Steve Harveys Asian Men Joke

[yuiyoshida]

“Fresh off the Boat” author and restaurateur Eddie Huang has responded to Steve Harvey's controversial Asian men joke from earlier this month.

In an essay for the New York Times, Huang wrote about the certain stereotypes Asian men face — “we count good, we bow well… our male anatomy is the size of a thumb drive and we could never in a thousand millenniums be a threat to steal your girl.” Yet, growing up, he realized those stereotypes necessarily don’t deem to be true, given that he “didn’t count good, I hated bowling,” etc.

But the one joke that still hits a sore spot is the one that “women don’t want Asian men” — a statement Harvey made on his show earlier this month (see the video above for some of his comments).

Harvey invoked the internet’s ire during an episode of his talk show, when he poked fun at dating guides via the example, “How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide for Asian Men.” Harvey then cracked himself — but clearly not everyone — up with a string of one-liners.

“Do you like Asian men?” Harvey asked, before answering his own question with, “No.”
Harvey continued, “I don’t even like Chinese food.”

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http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Fresh-Off-the-Boat-Author-Eddie-Huang-10859265.php



Hey, Steve Harvey, Who Says I Might Not Steal Your Girl?
By EDDIE HUANGJAN. 14, 2017


The book was a gift, a dark joke uncovered on Amazon, purchased by one co-worker for another. I saw it while fumbling through invoices in the office: “How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide for Asian Men.”

“This book is wild.” I said.

“Steve has a chance now!” screamed Joe.

For those still wondering, yes, Joe, myself and Steve are all Asian-American men. Steve had just been on his first date with a complicated, whole human being who happened to be white and female. Joe, in all his excitement for Steve, decided to roast him by purchasing a used copy of the book for $20.

I took a photo, posted it on Instagram, and some 8,000 likes later the book price shot up to over $500 on Amazon, since there were only five copies available. There were over 500 comments on the photo as well, but unanimously no one actually believed the book to be of any utility outside being a gag gift.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/opinion/sunday/hey-steve-harvey-who-says-i-might-not-steal-your-girl.html?_r=0

[Jake Stern]

1. Steve Harvey is an asshole

Switch "Asian" to "Black" with a white comedian delivering the punchline and I imagine Mr. Harvey wouldn't think it was so funny.